The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-10

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bis moodiness.
AZ the end Of his hermitage a longing
desire 70 see his love again reasserted
iisclf lie tore himself from his seclusion
and ucnf 70 her house.
When b. entered, 10 his beWildered
T cansiernafion he learned she had left the
I city.
A aoie vas handed him by the lady Of
The hause. ziich she gave him at Cora's
request lie tremblingly tore open the
carei0pc The note read as follows:
In tlIree Year, Cora
Every ore Of those words seemed as if
rfittcn IN FIRE. He MAS mystified be-
yand reason The fhoaght. Was she
irifing With his Affections took the
place II an other considerations. But
" here was the moiiFcf The more he
osgitaied over the short note the more
b. clothed il with Al occult meaning.
lie left the houst repaired 10 his
room, ana in the wreck Of his lifes hap
pines Wepi poignant tears Of woe.
The Occidcnt had 10 more charms for
him. BE- determined a. return East in the
coun-e q fortnight.
De left san Francisco an altered man
and Friuruei 10 his home, but the
tbolshi Of Cora, ever present in his
mind drew q veil af sadness over his
whole lie Some months afterward he
finished h.s law studies and entered up
on bis chosen profession
Al the end II three YEAR. his life was
jusi a. void Of happiness as the day
uhen Cora told him j: could never be.
He resolved al last 70 once again visit
the West and learn. If possible, her
rhercsioufs
When he arrived AZ san Francisco he
called a. the house where he had last seen
Der: she had never been heard from. and
IS Ear - the good lady could enlighten
him she might be dead Mn. Wentworth
and Der daughter told the same despair
ing story-she had almost dropped from
fheiF memory
Lie one great object Of life now was
- f1fe-ti--- - ii.s-s .sels .......-. a.
firrne Fc.rs.
II be faiied-alasi he dared not con
template the consequences. Find her be
would II II took years Of constant search.
such l. the love Of some men. who in
7 their censtancy sacrifice years Of happi-
pcs Tor tue sake Of one mortal Not a
/ stone was left uuturned in his untirinr
F sfareh for Der. but 10 no avail. No one
could be found 10 give him one ray Of
( here As regards her whereabouts. But
Dr. found her at iasf-found her a new
woman, even ioreiier than he had ever
seen her
y hat strange. impelling influence led
him 10 visit San Que1tin he will never
know. Was il a mere Nhim. fancy, or
rlas i the hand Of fate striving 10 make
amends far past discourtesiesf
saa Quentin Is 3 small town. situated
On the bay Of san Francisco. It took him
but q short tine 70 ascertain that there
Wa nothing there 70 interest his atten-
ton But siay-fhe States prison is 10
cltei IN this ssnsll village Another train
did not arrive for two hours; Thy not
pass the the time fhere7
Il Ms the exiravagant desire Of a
morbid temperament lie had no idea
flaf the sights there would interest him
=rF mon than the commonplace realities I
n The village itself.
lie relaired 70 the prison. The warden |
sas very kind and uTiane-he could 90 |
through the prison II he 20 desired. An
usher who escorted him through the diff I
fereni Departments explained every point /
in tie workings OF the plsce. but he 1
listened iDdiiorcnily: he felt that not one |
% ne hardened criminals he passed by I
could BE- more shopfalien than he. In 4
gang cat BE- had &c pass by a waiting I
room. lie casually looked through a
hole IL ihe panel Of the door that opened /
into that room. In that room a sight met /
be gaze the eject Of which almost frozc
his blood
has II con's face he saw, or was II
fhe phantom II his lovcg
= assure himself be poercd again. the
truth Wa very patent Her arms were
enieined around tall, manly form. but
Dr. could moi see the face, as the back
Ess TUNED toward him. The usher
noticing bis slid. fixed gaze, drew him
o. one SIDE and asked him il he was
sick
A GAS Of water was all that he re-
quesied. as BE- saf or rather fell into A
rhnir lie .old the man that II was an
aiiaek Of the vertigo: It would soon be
ofsr. lie felt A. though his reason was
ta-i leaving him strange phantasies shot
thorough his brain.
1hai Cora loved another. and that
farseH 8 convicted fclon. was his first
daduetieu. The terrible truth sank into
be suul IKE q poisoned shaft. A craving
far revenge on the man be had lust seen
al bat controlled him.
lat man should never live 70 enjoy
fiic happiness that should be his.
Tic usher IN his dismay was about TO
shout for help, thinking he was Gagged
zii1 mad Inan. when Harlow suddenly
sfrEng 20 his side and hoarsely wills
Iirrri
who Is that man in the other room71
The latter seeing that his companion
bad sillsidsd somewhat in his wiidness,
aeignod 10 reply
= vas John Lane, who was about to be
discharged from prison. lie had been
convicted q forgery and had served
fitoen years Sentence. The woman was
d. daughter. This was all be knew.
The sudden feyulsion in Harlow's feel
incs stunned him: he reeled and would
l.zFe fallen had net the usher caught him
IN tine thea reason again found It's way
20 fhe brain. He slipped a gold coin
into the hand Of the usher and left the
pflson-
lie sought tree near by, whose large.
dropping branches afforded a good en-
sooaccmeaf. and, throwing himself on the
lsroeu grasses, began 10 ruminafe over the
exciting Circumstances which had Just
izkce Piace.
That indeed, sas one Of the happiest
Hsou,enis q his life His heart never
i.ez - lightly befose
The words noble. grand girl" e. 1
ata9 lis lie 10 the deiiriun Of his de- I
liEtt Ali neT be knew the reason Of